The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of
large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical
providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete
source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance
coverage. Learn more about MEPS.
New Publications Research Findings 46: COVID-19 Vaccination Prioritization Scenarios and Their Effects on Eligibility by Poverty Level, Race, and Ethnicity. Early vaccination priorities have in most U.S. jurisdictions focused on healthcare workers, long-term care residents, and adults age 75 and older. How the nation allocates vaccine resources for the remaining population poses difficult decisions for policymakers (Biggerstaff, 2020; Dooling et al., 2020). This Research Findings report uses data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to examine how three hypothetical prioritizations would affect the vaccine eligibility of groups defined by poverty level and race and ethnicity. The first hypothetical scenario prioritizes most essential workers ahead of those in the under-65 population with COVID-19-related health risks. A second scenario reverses this order by prioritizing those with COVID-19-related health risks ahead of non-health essential workers. A third prioritization is based solely on the administratively simple characteristic of age. For each hypothetical prioritization, we present the overall size of each priority group, and we show how alternative strategies would affect eligibility across poverty levels and across race and ethnicity.
New Data Files The MEPS HC-212: 2019 Full Year Population Characteristics public use file provides information collected on a nationally representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States for calendar year 2019. This file consists of MEPS survey data obtained in Rounds 3, 4, and 5 of Panel 23 and Rounds 1, 2, and 3 of Panel 24 (i.e., the rounds for the MEPS panels covering calendar year 2019) and consolidates all of the final 2019 person-level variables onto one file.
New Data Files The MEPS HC-211: 2019 Jobs File public use file provides information on jobs-level data collected on a nationally representative sample of the civilian non-institutionalized population of the United States for calendar year 2019. This file consists of 2019 data obtained in Rounds 3-5 for Panel 23 and Rounds 1-3 for Panel 24 of the MEPS Household Component (i.e., the rounds for the MEPS panels covering calendar year 2019) and contains variables pertaining to household-reported jobs, including wages, hours, industry, and occupation.
New Publications Statistical Brief 534: Comparison of Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Utilization and Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2013 and 2018. This Statistical Brief presents a comparison of prescription antidepressant and antipsychotic utilization and expenditures in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population between the years 2013 and 2018. Estimates are based on the 2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS-HC) and the 2018 MEPS-HC. This Brief compares the number of people obtaining at least one prescription for an antidepressant or antipsychotic medication, total prescription fills, and total expenditures for those medications, as well as the average total, out-of-pocket, and third-party payer expenditures per fill. Estimates are presented separately for antidepressants and antipsychotics.
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